linux-kernel - Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

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Message-ID: <20070615135739.14862d6d@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:57:39 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	"Bernd Paysan" <bernd.paysan@....de>,
	"Alexandre Oliva" <aoliva@...hat.com>,
	"Paulo Marques" <pmarques@...popie.com>,
	"Al Viro" <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Krzysztof Halasa" <khc@...waw.pl>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

> No, you do receive the license from the person or entity you received
> the program. You have an _option_ to go to the original author and get
> copy of original code with original license (or maybe other license).

You receive the licence from the original author. The GPL contains no
text allowing a third party to grant new licences.

You may well receive the COPYING file from a different party. The licence
may well place duties on the person who supplied you but the actual right
to use comes from the original author.

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